Our country has spent over $20 Trillion on treating the symptoms of poverty since 1965. Yet, we have seen minimal improvement in the number of impoverished people. Despite our good intentions, helping people is more complicated than it looks.
Azura exists to change this fact by attacking the root causes of poverty and homelessness with creative and innovative solutions. We want all Arizonans to have a bright future.
OUR WORK
Around 50% of young adults become homeless after they age out of foster care.
65% of our current homeless population has spent time in foster care.
We have a solution for that.
Foster Care
Veterans
On a typical day in our country, 20 veterans will commit suicide.
The average wait time for a veteran to receive benefits is 102 days.
We have a solution for that.
Literacy
People who drop out of high school are twice as likely to live in poverty.
80% of the US prison population dropped out of high school.
Children not reading at grade level in third grade are 13 times more likely to drop out of high school.
We have a solution for that.
Poverty Alleviation
Today, nearly 1/3 of those living in poverty are children.
Only 16 percent of children who grow up in poverty manage to become economically successful adults.
We have a solution for that.